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What to eat in the 2WW?

I have been trying to eat high-protein in the run up to EC however wondered if i need to alter my diet in the 2WW? Are there any beneficial foods or harmful foods or should i just stick with my high-protein diet?

Sorry to write this as im sure there are other posts on it but just wanted a few tips from 'ladies in the know'!

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hi m, personally i didnt change my diet at all, throughout the whole of my treatment. i tried the high protein thing but im just not disciplined enough lol.

but some people say things hgh in protein such as nuts, cheese? eggs, chicken etc are all good for you, some also say pineapple is supposed to help implantation, but again, i hate pineapple (unless on a pizza - strange i know) so after eating a few cubes i gave up on that one too.

i just tried to eat sort of healthily but still managed my daily intake of choclate lol xx

The recommendations I've previously read on here quite a few times are fresh pineapple or fresh pineapple juice (not from concentrate) and brazil nuts (although not more than 3 a day) to aid with implantation. I've also read that walnuts are good for this.

Also read that ginger tea is good to keep your uterus 'warm'. If you search on here for ginger tea there's a recent post with a recipe for it or you can buy twinings ginger and lemon tea bags.

Other than that, keep eating healthily and keep drinking lots and lots of water.

Oh shit Nat i've been guzzling down the fish like nobody's business!!! I don't eat meat so was getting my protein from the fish. I have avoided salmon tho as i heard that is high in mercury. I think i'll just eat normally now! Good luck for your BFP. I've got my ET tomorrow so will share my 2WW with you :-)

Milk is very controversial lol! I drank a glass a day of organic full fat milk every day before and during stims for protein and was fine. I spent ages before treatment looking into everything and then just abandoned it and ate normally because it can get way OTT and thought it would drive me nuts when I most needed to be chilled. My thinking was people get pregnant every day without eating anything special.

Thank you - It's starting to sink in now and my symptoms are getting a bit stronger which is great. We're quite scared too though because we had an MC before at 9 weeks and so scared there won't be a heartbeat or that there will and we'll get really attached and then we'll lose it. I just can't wait for 12 weeks!

Don't panic about fish ladies when you're stimming, it's Tuna that's high in mercury, not salmon and the only limits really is oily fish, no more than about 2 portions a week, it includes kipper, mackerel etc this includes during 2ww. I was told by my clinic from day of EC eat a diet suitable for pregnant ladies so no runny eggs, rare egg, shellfish etc. If you go on the NHS website you'll find their up to date list. I was told have a balanced diet and make sure you have protein in each meal. I drank my litre of milk and 2 litres of water during 2ww too. You need to stay hydrated to help prevent ohss. HTH xx

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